Archive for March, 2006


Tool announces first single

Uber band Tool have announced the first single from their forthcoming 10,000 Days. “Vicarious,” the first track from the album, will be the first single to hit radios. It’ll be released on April 17.
The band released a tracklist a few weeks ago amid mass speculation that it was fake. Although Tool has been known […]

Muse to support Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode have invited Muse to play alongside them this summer. The English alt rockers will support PecheMode at an arena show in Stockholm, Sweden on July 7. So far this is the only show the two will play together, but perhaps they will add additional gigs.
Muse will likely be touring widely in support […]

Neko Case brings the floods

Fresh off The New Pornographers tour with Belle & Sebastian, Neko Case is hitting the road once again. She begins tonight an extensive solo tour across North America and Europe. The excursion is in support of her excellent new album Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Catch her if you can.
Wed 3/29 Minneapolis, MN @ First […]

Create(!) + Liz Janes and Half-handed Cloud

That’s right, Create(!) will be playing a handful of dates with two Asthmatic Kitties. Liz Janes will be performing with the free jazz collective, and Half-handed Cloud will provide support.
Liz will be touring in support of her recent EP, Liz Janes & Create(!), which beautifully reinterpreted public domain songs, delicately but radically recontextualizing these traditionals […]

Hippity-hop legends

Stylus Magazine has a good article discussing the unknown legends of hip-hop. It discusses many of the people who laid the groundwork for today’s rap and analyzes scenes development. It’s a good, quick read.

In the early 1990s New York hip-hop was at a creative peak. Sure, NWA had arrived from the west, laying the […]

Magnolia Electric Co. and Destroyer at Avalon - NYC

Zoinks, yo. Jason Molina and Daniel Bejar descend upon NYC. It seems there are still tickets available for $14. Both have recently released excellent albums. Good mellow rock for a lazy Tuesday. This is going to be a good show.
The Magic Numbers with The Elected at Webster Hall
This is a half recommendation. I’m sure […]

New release Tuesday!

It’s Tuesday, and that means new releases. Here is a list of the albums you can find today on shelves:
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Sophmore release from indie pop punkers. See our review.
Rob Zombie - Educated Horses
Zombie returns from the land of film to release his latest solo effort.
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
There […]

Interpol signs to Interscope?

Messageboards are aflutter with news that Interpol has signed to Interscope. Interesting name similarity! The band’s contract with Matador was completed after the release of Antics.
I’ve been hearing for awhile that they were searching for a new label. It seems natural they’d be looking for larger, more mainstream representation. It’s complete gossip at this […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers release album info

RHCP unleashed yesterday a slew of information on their forthcoming Stadium Arcadium. The 2-disc release will feature 28-tracks. The first signle “Dani California” will be released on April 3 with the video set to premier on MTV on April 4. But if you can’t wait until next week, you can get a taste of the […]

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

Staff writer Mark Manson has a review of Show Your Bones, the latest effort from indie rockers The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The review is short and sweet, just like the album. Enioy–after the drop.

Perhaps I have a fetish, but there’s something strangely sexy about a punk girl yipping and barking into a microphone. Judging by […]